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Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26
GALLANT VETERANS.
Arrival Of the Advance
Guard in st. Louis.
CORDIAL WELCOME EXTENDED.
Elaborate Preparations for the
Event-Gen. Sherman Among
the Visitors.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
ST. LOUIS, September 25.-The ad-
vance guard of the Grand Army of
the Republic has set its standard in
st. Louis. A few comrades arrived
hourly and by night several hundred
had reported. The most distant
States have the first delegations on
hand, with the Oregon members and
Washington Territory's squad of fif-
teen. The city is prepared to meet
them with warm welcome and a
blaze of light.
MILES OF BUNTING
Lies ready to be unfolded at the dawn
of Monday, and great arches already
span the streets. The interior of bus
mess houses and show windows have
donned their holiday attire, and each
park has become a tented field await
ing the $4,000 soldiers that are on the
way. Among the arrivals to-day was
General VIM. T. Sherman. Shortly
before nine o'clock he entered the hall
where a meeting of Ransom Post was
being held, which was filled by many
comrades from distance, and the
grand encampment may be said to
have been begun. Guests were called
upon for talks, to which Gen. Sher-
man responded by a five-minutes' re-
view of the formation and growth of
Ransom Post. Many men of wealth,
he said, who sent substitutes to the
war woull now willingly give great
part of their riches to be entitled to a
seat in thfs body. Abiding to the
many invitations he had received to
join other eastern posts, he said he
had declined them because he desired
to retain his connection with this post.
Several other comrades made brief
speeches before the adjournment.
A GLORIOUS DISPLAY.
The Pacific Slope swoops down
upon the town in thirty-three cars,
1900 strong from California, and 100
more from Oregon, Washington Ter
ritory and Alaska. They came with
products of the fruits, the wines and
the grapes of the golden land, and in
the great hall of the armory are pre-
pairing to exhibit, as did the Knights
Templar last year, some Of the bless
ings of their fertile country. Within
a block OF the armory their camp of
tents shelter 800 men tonight. -
AMPLE ACCOMMODATIONS ASSURED.
AS California's camp will be 1900
strong instead of 500, as was at first
promised, and as each other State now
sends notice of increased attendance,
the total number will swell to more
than $4,000. AS these men arrive they
will be met at the depot by recep-
ton committee, which will send one
man with each post to direct them to
their quarters. Board and rooms are
prepared for all, no matter what the
number.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26
PACIFIC COAST.
The Monterey Murderer
Delivered to Justice.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN TULARE
A Syndicate Formed to Purchase
Mexican Lands-Death by
Drowning.

Associated Press Dispatches to the Her aid.
SALINAS, Cal, September 25.-New-
ton Azbell, who is charged with hav-
ing shot and killed John McArdle and
John c.. Reardon in Indian valley,
Monterey county, yesterday morning,
arrived here in the custody of Con-
stable Eugene Nance, of San Lucas, on
the north bound 2 p. NJ. train to-day,
and is now behind the bars of the
county jail. An inquest was held on
the bodies of the murdered men be-
fore Justice Bonsfield, in Indian val
ley, yesterday. The jury rendered a
verdict to the effect that deceased
came to their deaths from gunshot
wounds at the hands of Newton Az
bell. A large number OF citizens re-
siding in the vicinity of the murder
started in pursuit of Azbell, and would
most likely have lynched him if they
had captured him, but he made his
escape and surrendered himself to the
authorities at San Lucas. The bodies
of McArdle and Reardon were taken
to San Jose.
DETAILS OF THE TRAGEDY.
SAN JOSE, September 25.-The bod
les of John McArdle and J. G. Rear
don, murdered in Indian Valley on
Saturday, arrived here this evening in
charge of Justice Bonsfield. From the
latter, who was acting Coroner at the
inquest, the following particulars of
the tragedy are learned: McArdle
and Reardon "squatted'' on section
of Government land claimed by New
ton Azbell. They were warned not to
go on the place, but persisted. as they
claimed to have discovered a fatal de-
feet in Azbell's proof papers. On Sat-
urday morning Mr.. and Mrs. Earring
ton, who live close by, helrd shots
from the direction of McArdle and
Reardon's camp. On going out of doors
they saw Azbell, gun in hand, hurry
ing away, and proceeding to the camp
thev found McArdle and Reardon ly-
ing dead upon straw mattress under
tree, the breast of the former and
the head of the latter being filled with
buckshot. They had evidently been
murdered while asleep. In the after
noon Azbell gave himself up at San
Lucas. He said he had killed one
man and wounded another. He eX-
pressed no regret and declined to en-
ter into particulars. In the evening
he was lodged in the Salinas Jail.
The Coroner's jury found that the men
were killed by Azbell. The murderer
is man of As or so, a man of family,
well to do, and has hitherto enjoyed a
good reputation.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26
A SUNDAY TRAGEDY.
San Francisco Maintains Her
Umen viable kecOrd.

San Francisco Maintains Her
UMen Viable Record.
SAN Francisco, September 25.-At
10 AS tonight shooting affray oc-
Cured at the corner of Howard and
Tenth streets. William Brown, an
employe of Charles Warren, con-
tractor and builder, was shot by
Michael F. O'Connell, foreman Of
Warren's business. According to O'Con-
nelPs statement Brown and another
man were engaged in quarrel.
O'Connell stepped in to settle the dis
turbance, when different men in the
crowd took part. O'Connell claims
some one in the crowd shot at him,
and he, thinking at that time it was
Brown who fired the shot, returned the
fire on the latter. Other witnesses
say, however, that the shooting
was seemingly without provocation,
Brown was taken to the hospital. 1t
is thought he will die.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS GONE.
Parents Happy Over the Return
of Son Thought Dead.

Old "Jim" Morrison, OF Fifth street
below Federal, held a levee, few
nights since, in honor of the return o.
his long-lost son Christopher.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Morrison
was seated in his cigar store making
drafts upon his endless store of rem
iniscences, which cover space oi
seventy years, when tall stranger
entered. The old gentleman rose to
wait on his supposed customer, who
at once sat down by the side of the
venerable Morrison, and without pre-.
lude, said: 'Pm looking for old Jim
Morrison. / haven't seen him for
many year, but "a" Here Jim
interrupted him. There was a
twinkle under his gray brows. "What
old jim? Well, I'd ought to know
him; he's lived down in these dig
gins all his life, and" Suddenly a
light broke upon him, and leaving his
facetious sentence unfinished, his
chin quivered, and he calculated !:
"My God! is this Chris ?"
1t was "Chris," his long-lost son,
and the old gentleman tainted for the
first time in his life as his sons mus
cular arms closed around him. The
mother, hearing commotion, came
into the store and fell weeping for joy
into the arms of her boy. The latter,
a tall, bronzed, well-proportioned
man, with long, blonde mustache,
soon proved his identity. For over
twenty-one years he has been missing !;
no word concerning him has ever
reached the ears of his old father and
mother, who often wondered where
he was buried, for he was given up for
dead long ago and counted as one
link missing of the original circle of
fifteen children who called the
grizzled old man ''father."
At the breaking out of the war
James Morrison, with his three sons,
Harry, Robert and Christopher, en-
listed in different regiments. "Chris"
and his father knew nothing Of each
other during the war, and the
former was late in being mus
tered out. One night he dropped in
on the family just as they were eating
supper. AS his father said: "He
was young and army life made him
klutt U WIN. duu 81 Ouc udy SOOil dltcT
we missed him. We heard nothing
of him till now, and thought him
dead"
"Chris" last night explained that he
Thought he'd try the West" His
life has been spent in cattle-raising
and farming in almost every part OF
the cattle raisingterritories. He mar
ried and had family of four children
and buried them all. Feeling lonely
he concluded to drop farming and
visit his father if he was alive.
On his way East he was in the train
which was wrecked on the Y of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Wash
ington, and being the only one in the
smoking-car not injured. The ice
cooler hit him in the breast and he
was knocked senseless and taken from
the train, but, other than the shock,
he suffered no injuries. He staid- in
Washington two days and left for Phil
adelphia, but just outside of Baltimore
train ran into and crushed the car in
front of him. This scared him and
he left the train and took the boat for
this city, arriving safely.
"Old Jim" for fifteen years was in
the postoffice, but was one of the first
discharged when Postmaster Harrity
took the reins.-[ Philadelphia Press.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26
LargeLand Purchase.

HEALDsBuRa, Cal, September 20
Col. J. Mervyn Donahue and syndi-
cate have purchased the celebrated
Litton Springs tract, including the
famous Geyser Soda Springs tract OF
nine hundred acres. The land is To-
Gated near Healdsburg, on the line OF
the San Francisco and North Pacific
road. The sale also includes the col
lege buildings, but Prof. Gamble states
that the school will not be interfered
with. The price paid was $l65, 900.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26
TIE FIERY FOE.
Tulare City Sustains a Severe
LOSS,

TULARE, September 25.-This morn
ing about 4 o'clock fire was discov-
cred in Gill's brick block. 1t was
nearly an hour before the heavily
barred iron doors could be forced in
and the people given chance to COM
bat the flames, which were confined
to the inside and upper timbers of the
building. The fact that the building
was fre-proof alone saved the entire
block from destruction. The origin
of the fire is unknown. 1t started in
the jewelry store OF c. Bertram. and
must have burned for some time be-
fore it was discovered. Loss, about
$1,000, distributed somewhat as fol-
lows: G.Q.Gill's loss is about $4,000, in
surance $4,000; Schoenmann & Zumalt,
dealers in gents furnishing goods,
loss about $4,000, insurance $1,000; G.
Bertram, 'jewelry store, loses heavily,
but the amount is unknown. He is
insured. E. T. Bucknam's insurance
office was also badly scorched, but
he sustained no loss Of property.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26

The color line has been rigidly drawn
in the public schools at Fort Scott,
Kan. The town tried mixed schools
for awhile and gave them up. Fort
Scott doesn't intend to be eclipsed by
the st. Louis Browns in practicing
race separation.-[St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch, Dem.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26
PREMEDITATED MURDER.
A Dcmented Persons Desperate
Deed. -

HEALDsBURa, September 25.-Last
night Bearse Litton, son of the late
Captain Litton, shot and dangerously
wounded Ben Boyd, employed in the
Geyser stables. There was slight
alteration in the early part Of the
evening, when Litton left and pur-
chased pistol. He re-entered the
stable and without further provocation
shot Boyd. Both men were Under the
influence of liquor. Litton has never
been bright in his mind, from an in
Jury to his head when boy. Litton
is in jail, and will have an examine
ton tomorrow.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26
Will be Renovated.

SAN Francisco, September 25.-
Only about 300 men are at present
working in all the departments at the
navy yard. Pending a decision
Of Congress the authorities have
taken measures to- protect as
far as possible the old frigate
Hartford. She has been covered with
canvas and as soon as the $4,000
appropriated, which is necessary to
restore her, has been received, work
can be resumed.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26
Worse scared Than Hnrt.

SAN Francisco, September 25.-
Up to late this evening there had been
no official advices received at the
Presidio garrison relative to the re-
ported Apache outbreak on the San
Carlos reservation in Arizona. The
latest press dispatches state that the
reported outbreak of Indians is prema-
ture, although it is feared such thing
will occur.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26
A DISREPUTABLE DIVE
Which the Proper Authorities
should Suppress.

Probably one of the worst dcadfalls
at present existing in this city is that
at % Los Angeles street. In illustra-
tion of this it is only necessary to state
that the place is the resort of the
lowest class of the criminal element,
Mexicans and negroes predominating.
w. d. Warren, an unfortunate indi-
vidual, strolled into this den this
morning about O'Clock and was at
tackled by burly negro brute who
struck him on the head with slung-
shot, inhicting an incised wound
which may prove fatal. After com
mitting the assault the miscreant
made good his escape. Police officers
are lon his track however, and will.
Undoubtedly 'land" him in short
order.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26
A CHESTNUT.
Reappearance of an Old.Time
Aff1ictiOn.

New YORK, September 25.-George
Francis Train spoke for the first time
in many years at Webster Hall this
evening in favor of the condemned
Chicago anarchists. He talked in a
rambling manner for two hours, most
of the time not referring to the an
archists many way. Johann Most
followed him, but was careful not to
offend the police present. Train said
he would speak every night for the an
archists' families support until No
vember 11th, the day of the execution.
About 5000 was realized tonight.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26
For Fresh Fields and Pastures
New.

PErALUMA, September 25.-An ex-
cursion of about fifty ladies and gen.
tlemen leave here next Wednesday
for Mexico, along the Colorado river.
A steamer has been chartered to take
them from Fort Yuma down the river.
The object is to view about zoo 900
acres OF land, part of the Blythe
grant, purchased by syndicate here.
Ii pleased with the prospect they will
purchase more. Several leading capi-
talists here are in syndicate to leave
San Francisco by railroad on Thurs
day next.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26
A Financial IMPROVEMENT.

Boston, September pa table
compiled from specials to the Post
from the managers of leading clearing
houses of the United States gives the
gross exchanges for the week ending
September oath at $9S9, 1853, $50, an in
crease OF eleven per cent over the cor
responding week of last year.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26
Patriotic Italians.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 25.-ln
honor of the seventeenth anniversary
of the unifcation OF Italy, the Italian
residents to-day had a grand celebra-
tion at Harbor View. The celebration
was under the auspices OF the Ber-
saglieria benevolent and military
organization.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26
Totals. 81, ,s76, 1s1 81 ,966, ,5s7 $s,s42, ,72s

The silver is put down at its artifi-
cial relation of 81 1929 per ounce. The
totals show 40 per cent gold and go per
cent silver, though for August the re-
lations were A and 56. Nine divi-
dends of so cents per share, or total Of
1912 900, have been paid out OF the
above product. On the 1st of Sep
tember the company reported bal
ance Of 1852, ,22O, of which $780,
was in unsold bullion on hand and in
transit. Exchange.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26
Totals 500, ,O24 $127,741 $227, ,765

The Morgan mill crushed 5125 tons
of ore, assaying $15.26 in gold and
SIS. Is in silver, or a total of $30.44,
while the California mill crushed by
the "Boss" process 2644 tons of ore,
assaying 1925 in gold and $18.87% in
silver, or total of $27. The
amount of ore crushed in both mills
was 1859 tons, 1880 tons in July.
The quantity of ore crushed last
month was the smallest in several
months. The present ore develop
ment in this mine began to make
show in receipts last October, since
when the monthly yield has been as
fo1lOwa.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26
Accidentally Drowned.

ORLAND, September 25.-Arthur
Weston, aged "a, son Of Jubal Weston,
an old pioneer of the vicinity of st.
ST. Johns, was drowned this morn
ing, while crossing the Sacramento
river in boat. He and his brother
Frank were on hunting trip, and
their rowboat capsized. Frank swan
ashore.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26
FORBIDDEN TERRITORY.
A French officers InhosPitablt
Reception.

PARIS, September 25.-Le Temps
publishes telegram from Epinal
saying that a lieutenant of dragons,
accompanied by gamekeeper, while
out shooting, lear the frontier, was
fired at by an invisible marksman in
German territory. The gamekeeper
was killed and the lieutenant's thigh
bone was fractured. 1t is affirmed
that the shots were fired by military.
The lieutenant's thigh will have to be
amnutated.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26
Tramps, Deviltry.

STOCKTON, September 25.-This
morning a barn belonging to a farmer
named Venatti was destroyed by fire,
tooetber with a 100 tons of hay, eight
horses and forty sets Of harness. The
harm was fired by tramps; loss about
5000.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26
Bonanza Bullion.

The ore discovery made in the Con-
solidated California and Virginia mine
about year ago has held out remark
ably well. Commencing last October
with bullion product of little over.
5000 900, the yield has neven fallen
once below that point, but one month
reached nearly 100000, and last
month was 1927 900. The California
mill was reconstructed and set to work
in July with twenty stamps, which
number was afterwards increased to
forty stamps. This made three mills
working on ore from the Cali
fornia mine for that month.
The Morgan mill carries forty
stamps and the Eureka eighty
stamps. but only about forty stamps
of the Eureka have been worked OF
late. Last month, owing to the scar
city of water, all the Eureka mill
stamps were tied up. This put all
the work upon the other two mills.
The final bullion shipment on August
count was made on the 9th, and
consisted of $68,371, making total of
1927 ,765 for the fiscal month, divided
between the two mills as follows:
Gold Silver Totals
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26
ureIond,s Insurgents.

DUBLIN, September 25.-1n Belfast
last night mob wrecked an inn and
pelted the police with stones. The
police were reinforced and order was
restored.
Several league meetings in Glare to-
day were dispersed by the police with
out resistance.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26

From this time on the vineyard will
produce the full profits of the sixth
year.. From the above can be seen
what results can be produced from
small capital invested, and, as shown,
there is no possibility Of overstocking
the market,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26
Probably a Canard.

PARIS, September 25.-The Gaulois
publishes a report, which it does no
credit, to the effect that the remains
of Napoleon had been stolen from
the tomb in the Hotel des Invalides.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-26
The ChoIera scourge.

New. YoRK, September 25.-Two
cholera patients died last night and
one this morning. Twenty passengers
of the Atlantic steamer are now very
i'll, but the others are improving.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-18
RAISING TROTTERS.
JOSEPH BATTELL.

We could count the $50 horses on the
fingers of one hand in 1850. These con-
sisted of the noted mare Lady Suffolk,
record in harness, one mile, 2.2S, Union
Course, L. l., July 8, lS49 Lady Mos
COW, record 2.30, made in 1919; Lady
Sutton, 2.30 made in 1919; Mac had a re-
cord of 2.27, Boston, June II, 1919; Ia
cony may be placed in this class with his
record of 2.25 Up under saddle-the fast
est time made at that date 1t has been
beaten by great many horses since that
time. Revolutions in the record have
turned on the heel of revolutions, and
brought to the front winners that have
achieved an mperishable renown from
their triumphs on the trotting turf. They
have erected their own monuments, which
will last as long as the art of printing
survives Trotting magnates are the
architects of their own fortunes, and they
carve out their own epitaph upon the
sands of the race-cOurse and secure
reputation that will last in the venera-
ton of their admirers long after the SYM
bols of brass or marble would have crum-
bled into dust.
We have gained in time about one-half
second annually for the last thirty-five
years, and if we continue to gain quar-
ter of a second per annum for the future,
it will leave the record at 2.05 IL at the
close of this century. If we gain nothing
but money and reputation by raising fast
trotters, it will be well worth the labor
and skill bestowed upon their cultivation.
1t is a commendable ambition to excel
foreign nations in the production of a
favOrite breed of horses, and it will prove
of nestimable benefit to the breeder. 1t
will open Il foreign market, create an
international demand for the fruit of
benefit to both buyer and seller. There
| is, and always will be, a foreign demand
| for high-bred trotters. They enter into
the consumption of enlightened breeders
and wealthy capitalists, who will graft
fly their ambition to own them without
regard to price, for their price is measur-
ed by their speed and bottom, and it is a
true measure of their value. 1t can be
proved by trial to ocular demonstration.
1t is the true standard of their worth, the
symbol of their distinction, the leading
object of their possession, Speed and
endurance will secure a market for trot-
that will amply renumerate their breeder
for the cost of production Observer, in
Livestock Journal
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-18

The following letter, dated Philadel1
phia, July 10, 1888, written by that chart
acter which will ever be surrounded will
the mysterious gloom of his own writingI
has come to light recently: Gould obj
tain the least important clerkship in you1
gift-by land or sea-to relieve me of thd
miserable life of literary drudgcry I'd
which now, with a breaking heart. subj
nit, and for which neither my tempe4
nor my abilities have fitted me, | wolld
never again repine at any dispensation OF
God. | feel that l could then (havina
something beyond mere literature as d
professionl quickly elevate myself to the
station which is my due. 1t is needless
to say how fervent, how unbounded
would be my gratitude to the one Wild
would rescue me from ruin and put me
in possession of happiness. | leave my
fate in your hands. Most respectfully
and gratefully, EDGAR A. Poe. The
Current
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-18

ling filly, by Ethan Allen; dam Pocahon-
tas, 1890; Mary Taylor, Is years old,
by Bolivar; dam an Abdallah mare in
foal to Miles Standish, 800. The des-
cription of the FLY Nina was as follows ::
Foaled April l, 1859, color blood bay a
little white on one hind foot, and star in
forehead, nearly perfect in form and
proportions, and of high promise, both
in respect to herself individually and her
ancestry, her sire being the fastest trot-
ting stallion in the world Che having trot-
ted half-mile in l IL to wagon and her
dam the fastest PAGER. She is a remark
ably fleet and square trotter for her age.
This tilly is now known as Pocahontas,
owned by Robert Bonner, who is report
ed to have given about 49,, 900 for her
American Cultivator.